Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 769 · 40 questions

Thinking tip (Who really knows?): Usually reliable: a dictionary, your class teacher, the school notice board, a science textbook, an atlas, a thermometer, the bus timetable. Not reliable: a rumour in the corridor, a random website, a forwarded message, a stranger online, a video with no name. Good ways to check: ask an expert, look in two trusted books, measure it yourself, read the official notice.

1. 1.True or false: “the school notice board” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🚌 You want the time of the last bus. Which is best? (a) a guess (b) the bus timetable (c) a stranger’s chat (d) a dream
3. 3.📚 Reliable or not: a stranger online? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
4. 4.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a random website (b) a dictionary (c) a forwarded message (d) a comment with no name
5. 5.🗺️ You want to find which state a city is in. Which is best? (a) an old rumour (b) a joke book (c) a cookbook (d) an atlas
6. 6.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a random website (b) an atlas (c) a thermometer (d) a dictionary
7. 7.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I measured it myself with a ruler.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
8. 8.True or false: “A video with no name said it.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.📚 Reliable or not: a rumour in the corridor? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
10. 10.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
11. 11.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a joke page (b) your class teacher (c) a forwarded message (d) a rumour in the corridor
13. 13.True or false: “I just guessed, but it feels right.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “a rumour in the corridor” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your class teacher (b) a doctor (c) a comment with no name (d) a dictionary
16. 16.📚 Reliable or not: the school notice board? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
17. 17.📖 You want the meaning of a hard word. Which is the best source? (a) a cartoon (b) a rumour (c) a dictionary (d) a comic
18. 18.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) the school notice board (b) a stranger online (c) a comment with no name (d) a rumour in the corridor
19. 19.True or false: “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) an atlas (c) a video with no name (d) a comment with no name
21. 21.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I asked the science teacher.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a rumour in the corridor (b) your class teacher (c) a forwarded message (d) a stranger online
23. 23.True or false: “a forwarded message” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.📚 Reliable or not: a doctor? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
25. 25.🤔 What makes a source reliable? (a) it is funny (b) it is checked and known (c) it is loud (d) it has many likes
26. 26.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “A video with no name said it.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
27. 27.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
28. 28.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I just guessed, but it feels right.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
29. 29.True or false: “a video with no name” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.📚 Reliable or not: a joke page? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
31. 31.📚 Reliable or not: a science textbook? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
32. 32.True or false: “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.📚 Two trusted books give the same fact. This makes the fact… (a) definitely false (b) more likely true (c) an opinion (d) less likely true
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the bus timetable (b) a guess by a friend (c) a dictionary (d) a doctor
35. 35.📚 Reliable or not: a dictionary? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a random website (b) a thermometer (c) the bus timetable (d) a dictionary
37. 37.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
38. 38.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a comment with no name (b) a dictionary (c) the bus timetable (d) your class teacher
39. 39.True or false: “a doctor” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.📚 Reliable or not: an atlas? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable

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